Voting-machine.



J. NOLAN.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED F2119, 1911. I 1,068,921; v Patented July 29, 1913.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9,1911.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR I) I .JC'HIV IVOLAN ATTORNEY JOHN NOLAN, OF LONG .ISLAND GITY, NEW YORK.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed February 9, 1911. Serial N0.'60 7,50 2.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN NOLAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to voting machines and is especially adapted for use in assembly halls where votes are recorded and where it is desired to display same and simultaneously print a record to be kept in the journals of the proceedings of the body as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the claim and illustrated in the drawings, wherein,-

, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing the arrangement of the device. Fig. 2 is the switch used by the voter. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the annunciator box. Fig. 4 is a front view of same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the switch. Fig. 6 is a side view of the printing box partly in section. Fig. 7 is a plan view of same with proper rolls at each end. Fig. 8 is a side view. of Fig.

7. Fig, 9 is a detail view of the printing stamps. Fig. 10 is a top plan view of same. This device is especially 'adapted'for use in legislative halls where a member of the body may sit at his desk and record his vote in a frame which will be displayed before all the members of the body or the public. In case a member-votes in the negative or not at all no record is made.

point in a legislative body, a switch-16 'is pivoted preferably within a well closed by the door 17 and locked if-desired. This switch closes the terminations A and B of the circuit 18 in which there is a suitable battery or force of electric energy and as shown in Fig. 1, this circuit connects with a frame or board 19 divided into compartments in which is located a box 20 with a translucent glass front 21 bearing1 the word aye or similar designation, also t e number of the district which the member represents. Within the box 20 is located a lamp 22' in the circuit 18 and adapted to be illuminated when the switch 16 is closed.

Each of the boxes 20 of the board 19 is connected at one of the desks around the assembly hall and each desk has its own circuit, switch-and lamp so that in case his 5 number "is absent his switch is locked and his vote is not recorded in the afiirmative.

On the desk 15 or seat or other convenient In the circuit 18 is an electromagnet 23 as in case with the lamps there are as many electromagnets as seats in the assembly, and when the lamp 22 is illuminated the electromagnet 23 is energized. When the latter action occurs, an armature 24 is attracted and drawn downward carrying with it the stem 25 and the'stamp 26, which has on its lower face certain letters to announce the voteof the party operating the switch 16. This armature 2 1 is normally held upward by means of springs 27, and the electromagnet and the stamp are supported in the compartments 28 by means of perforated cross bars 29. When the electromagnets are energized and the stamp 26 descends, it makes an impression upon the recordsheet 30, first striking the ink cloth 31 and bearing upon the pad 32 of rubber or similar flexible material. The stamping frame carries beneath itself a sliding frame 33 of projections equaling in number the stamps in the box and adapted to prevent their descent and preventtheir printing the record.

The frame as shown in Fig.7 is provided at each end with rollers 34 upon which may be wound the ink cloth, the record sheets being clamped in separately, and as shown in Fig. 1, the-frame may be pivoted and controlled by a weight 35 which extends from the rear of the pivot of the frame to be thrown up when necessary-to allowthe printed record to be removed. y

In taking a vote the number of those voting nay is determined by subtracting the number of ayes plus the number not voting from the number present, or by having the speaker announcing a second time Those not in favor vote aye. This of course could ,be done on a paper sheet of difi'erent color called the negative sheet.

.It will be also understood that the entire device may be duplicated and the word Nay used upon the stampsand lamps of a separate chart and printing frame.

It is obvious that the parts may be otherwise arranged and modified without departing from the essential features above described.

What I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is,- 7

In a voting machine,the combination with a series of electric circuits, of switches adapted to close the circuits, a light for each circuit, a box havin atransparent top to contain the light, a rame carrying the boxes; a

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pivaced frame with compartments, a coun- 69? weight on file fmme, electromagnets in the campartments and in thecircuits, armafemes with piungers operated by the electromagnets, printing stamps at the exfis of the pimlgers, and paper rollers at the ends of alm'pivoized frame.

Witnesses:

CHARLES LA RUE, JAMES F. DUHAM'EL. 

